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4.0
1068 Reviews (1068)
5 Stars
463
4 Stars
451
3 Stars
98
2 Stars
28
1 Stars
28
Conditions
3.9
Value
4.0
Layout
4.4
Friendliness
4.3
Pace
4.1
Amenities
4.0
83.4%
Recommend this course
969 out of 1068 reviews
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4.0
2 Reviews (2)
5 Stars
0
4 Stars
2
3 Stars
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0
1 Stars
0
Conditions
4.0
Value
4.0
Layout
4.5
Pace
4.5
Amenities
4.0
StaffFriendliness
4.5
100.0%
Recommend this course
2 out of 2 reviews
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3.8
20 Reviews (20)
5 Stars
5
4 Stars
9
3 Stars
4
2 Stars
0
1 Stars
2
Conditions
3.8
Value
3.7
Layout
4.3
Pace
3.9
Amenities
3.9
StaffFriendliness
4.2
80.0%
Recommend this course
16 out of 20 reviews
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About

Holes 9
Type Public
Par 35
Length 3191 yards
Slope N/A
Rating N/A

The 18-hole Sandpiper Bay Golf & Country Club in Sunset Beach, North Carolina is a public golf course that opened in 1987. Designed by Dan Maples, Sandpiper Bay Golf & Country Club measures 6503 yards from the longest tees and has a slope rating of 119 and a 71.6 USGA rating. The course features 3 sets of tees for different skill levels. The greens are bent and the fairways are bermuda.

The Dan Maples designed layout is a real treat. The regular tees are situated to afford the average player an enjoyable round of golf with scoring opportunities. From the back tees, Sandpiper Bay will challenge the best of low handicappers. 6 par 3's, 6 par 4's and 6 par 5's await your arrival.

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Course Details

Year Built 1987
Fairways Bermuda Grass
Greens Mini Verde Bermuda Grass
Golf Season Year round
Architect Dan Maples (1987) Michael Gleason (1987)

Rentals/Services

Carts Yes - included in green fees
GPS No
Clubs Yes

Practice/Instruction

Driving Range Yes
Teaching Pro Yes
Putting Green Yes

Policies

Credit Cards Accepted VISA, MasterCard, Discover Welcomed
Metal Spikes Allowed No
Single Allowed Yes
Dress code Appropriate golf attire.

Food & Beverage

Bar, Grill

Available Facilities

Clubhouse

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4.0
1068 Reviews (1068)
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Reviews 1
Handicap 10-14
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I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Great layout!

Fairways were thin but due to not over seeding this year due to weather. Will definitely go back when fairways come in good.

Conditions Average
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 104
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
2.0
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Top 500 Contributor
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

wet

played this course in December and last year and loved it. today after talking it up to my wife was apologizing to her the whole round for the bad conditions. staff very friendly but course was very wet and they do not overseed. greens very fast and roled well but no grass painted dirt. they have 3 nine whole courses Piper was the wetist bay was in best shape of 3. will not play again this trip.

Conditions Poor
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 4
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Windy weather
Used cart

Course Conditions Beginning to Deteriorate

We have played Sand Piper Bay many times and love the course. This time, we noticed the cart paths are cracking up, the fairway grass is flat, and the entire course was wet. They made no mention of cart path - only on any holes, but several were unplayable. I know it is mid-February, but they should respect their course better than that.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Difficulty Fairly Easy
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays Once a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Wet

Normally, I'd give this course a hardy recommendation but numerous areas of the fairways were wet or just about mud. Greens were unrecognizable (paint?) and extremely fast. Been playing this course for years and I was disappointed......but I'll come back again.

Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Good
Pace Good
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

Loved the fast greens. In all fairness to the course it had rained heavily the night before so it was extremely wet.

Conditions Fair
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Wait for spring

As with most courses now, fairways are asleep waiting for warmer temps to grow, greens were soft lightning fast and needed a break to recover, traps were excellent and Tee boxes were over played with spotty grass. If you're just out to play, go for it otherwise don't expect above average conditions.

Conditions Fair
Value Fair
Layout Good
Friendliness Average
Pace Average
Amenities Average
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Busy day at Sandpiper

Good set up with great practice facility free range balls and large practice green. Course was in fair shape for this time of the year and in spite of it being busy the starter kept things moving

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 9
Handicap 20-24
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing

Wet conditions

We found the course very wet both on Bay and Sand side. Most of this relates to weather conditions experienced.

Conditions Fair
Value Average
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 12
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 3
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
Played On
Reviews 6
Handicap 15-19
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Cold weather
Used cart

nice coarse

love this coarse,little wet,but there has been lots of rain. look forward to playing this coarse every couple of weeks

Conditions Average
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Average
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 32
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
First Time Playing
Wet weather
Used cart

Great Course For the $$$

Very friendly staff. The course was still wet from the previous rain but it was only cart path only on the back 9. Fast greens (we are out of towners and I guess this is the norm) that took a while getting used to. I'm betting this course is absolutely beautiful in the summer.

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 22
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart
Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Difficulty Somewhat Challenging
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Played On
Reviews 24
Handicap 0-4
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played

January Golf

Course was not over seeded so the fairways were tight. Played long was wet cool. Good condition for time of the year

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Good
Amenities Excellent
Played On
Reviews 21
I Recommend This Course
3.0
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Average
Friendliness Average
Pace Excellent
Amenities Average
Played On
Reviews 21
Handicap 5-9
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
Verified Purchaser
Conditions Average
Value Average
Layout Good
Friendliness Fair
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Played On
Reviews 38
Handicap 10-14
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Previously Played
Perfect weather
Used cart

Fun to play

We played the Sand & Piper courses today. Both courses were in excellent condition with greens rolling fast. Sandpiper Bay continues to be one of our favorite "return-to" courses.

Conditions Excellent
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Moderate
Played On
Reviews 50
Handicap 15-19
Skill Intermediate
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
5.0
Verified Purchaser
Previously Played
Wet weather
Used cart

course is long

lots of water,some long pare 4s,bag drop and cart location kind of weird.

Conditions Good
Value Good
Layout Excellent
Friendliness Good
Pace Excellent
Amenities Good
Difficulty Extremely Challenging
Played On
Reviews 10
Handicap 10-14
Skill Advanced
Plays A few times a week
I Recommend This Course
4.0
First Time Playing
Perfect weather
Used cart

Great value

We played in December. It's not Augusta but we were pleasantly surprised at the condition of the course! Not particularly challenging but it had a few holes that were interesting. Overall, fun round and we'll return!

Conditions Good
Value Excellent
Layout Good
Friendliness Excellent
Pace Excellent
Difficulty Moderate
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